Chapter 028: Warning

Just as Hawkeye was marveling at Wang Bo's abilities, the chess game between Wang Bo and Athena finally reached its conclusion.

Although Wang Bo had elevated his chess skills to an inhuman level through his brain's computational power, his opponent was no ordinary person either.

She was the goddess of wisdom and war, as well as the goddess of military strategy.

In the realm of chess, she possessed boundless wisdom, often seeing the outcome with a single move.

That Wang Bo could, in such a short time, rely on his brain's exceptional computational power to contend with Athena to this extent was already remarkable.

"I have never seen anyone improve as dramatically as you. Perhaps it won't be long before you can claim victory over me," Athena said, setting down her chess piece, her praise sincere.

This man, Wang Bo, continually impressed her.

Wang Bo himself humbly replied, "Winning a victory from you is no easy feat. I think..."

He stopped mid-sentence, turning his head to look toward the port of Royal Port.

Athena couldn't help but smile. "It seems Royal Port has some uninvited guests."

Though the two sat inside the restaurant, not a single move in Royal Port escaped their notice.

At that moment, half the sun had sunk below the horizon; the sunset was fading, and night was falling.

On the sea not far from Royal Port, two massive and ferocious venomous snakes swam, towing a huge pirate ship toward the port.

The large vessel was unmistakably a pirate ship, its flag flying high, fluttering in the wind under the setting sun.

Wang Bo saw clearly that the pirate ship's flag bore a skull enveloped by nine snakes shaped like a sun.

Such a flag, paired with the two giant sea serpents in front of the ship.

Wang Bo immediately identified the pirate ship.

The Kuja Pirates!

Led by the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the crew consisted entirely of women, elite warriors carefully selected from the Kuja tribe, all highly skilled.

Almost every one of them could use Haki.

He hadn't expected to receive Hawkeye, a Warlord, in the afternoon, and now another Warlord, the Empress, was arriving.

Add to that Eustass Kid, Tashigi, and Kizaru from a few days ago.

Wang Bo couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with Royal Port, why it was so plagued by misfortune.

He figured that if he hadn't been the first to arrive at Royal Port, the port would have been destroyed long ago when Eustass Kid appeared.

The Kuja Pirates approached aggressively, making no effort to hide their hostility. That was why Wang Bo detected them before they even landed at Royal Port.

Athena called them uninvited guests precisely because of their hostility.

Although in the storyline, the Kuja Pirates sided with the protagonist, and Boa Hancock was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the world, with a crew of delicate women, that didn't change their identity.

They were pirates—pirates who plundered and killed.

On her first voyage, Boa Hancock had returned fully loaded, earning a bounty of 81 million berries.

She had nearly broken 100 million, becoming a Supernova of her time.

However, she later accepted the World Government's invitation, never becoming a Supernova but instead becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"Do you want me to send them away?" Athena asked.

Wang Bo thought for a moment and said, "Let Marin warn them not to cause trouble here."

Athena nodded. "Marin, go warn those people."

Marin, who had been sitting silently in a corner of the restaurant, stood up, nodded, and walked toward the door.

This action immediately caught Hawkeye's attention.

Hawkeye's gaze swept over Marin; in his eyes, she seemed like an ordinary woman. He hadn't sensed any danger from her earlier.

So he had subconsciously overlooked her.

But now, as Marin rose, Hawkeye noticed that this woman might not be as ordinary as he had thought.

Especially when Marin left the restaurant, she vanished from Hawkeye's sight in an instant.

So fast!

Hawkeye was startled.

He quickly extended his Observation Haki, sweeping across the entire island, barely catching Marin's figure as she approached the port and flew toward a ship.

Hawkeye's Observation Haki immediately locked onto that ship—the Kuja Pirates.

Recognizing the ship, his gaze sharpened. Was this woman named Marin going to warn the Kuja Pirates?

Hawkeye had once seen the Kuja Pirates' leader, Boa Hancock, at a meeting. She truly deserved the title of the world's most beautiful woman.

But what concerned Hawkeye more was Boa Hancock's strength.

Not only was she a Devil Fruit user, but she was also proficient in all three types of Haki—undoubtedly a formidable opponent.

Even among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, she was a powerhouse.

And this Marin, with such speed alone, was clearly no weakling. So what kind of experts were the man and woman playing chess, who could command such a strong individual?

Hawkeye's gaze fixed on Wang Bo and Athena.

Though he most enjoyed crossing swords with masters of the blade to hone his swordsmanship, he didn't mind fighting other strong opponents to gain experience.

For a moment, Hawkeye looked at Wang Bo with growing eagerness.

As for Athena, he completely ignored her. Fighting a woman held no interest.

Wang Bo sensed Hawkeye's fighting spirit, glanced at him curiously, then looked away.

Arrogant!

Hawkeye's expression darkened. He hadn't seen his own reflection in Wang Bo's eyes just now—it was the same look he himself gave to swordsmen who weren't even swordsmasters when they challenged him.

Such people were unworthy of challenging him.

And now, it seemed he, Hawkeye, was being utterly dismissed by this man.

Yet this didn't anger him. His right hand gripped his sword hilt, his gaze sharp as a blade, his mind calm, but his fighting spirit steadily rose.

Today, he would see just what right this man had to ignore him.

Meanwhile, Marin flew like a streak of light, reaching the Kuja Pirates in an instant and landing on their deck.

As a Silver Saint, Marin had long awakened the Sixth Sense, granting her various superhuman abilities.

Flight was one of them.

Once Marin landed on the deck, she immediately drew the attention of most of the Kuja Pirates. Facing this flying uninvited guest, the crew members quickly surrounded her.